Legal immunity is not what it used to be for former presidents of Latin American countries. Earlier this week, the Guatemalan government sought the extradition of former president Alfonso Portillo …
Collaboration Aims To Calm Consumers’ Online Anxieties
Several government agencies, including the FBI, joined forces with private firms Monday to launch an anti-fraud campaign aimed at nervous online consumers. The U.S. Postal Inspection Office, the …
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Security fears on Internet cause big cuts in US Web usage
Nearly one-third of US Internet users are cutting back on Web usage and 25 percent say they have stopped buying online due to fears of identity theft and other threats, a survey showed. The survey by …
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Nicaragua Leader’s Immunity Is Upheld
Congress on Wednesday rejected a commission's recommendation to lift President Enrique Bolanos' immunity and blocked a bid to prosecute him on election fraud charges. The rejection was a further …
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Summit zeros in on solutions to identity theft
When Matt Flotte began his career as a police officer in 1990, identity theft was not even a concept. Sure, there was forgery and credit card fraud, but no one could comprehend stealing someone's …
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U.S. Online Consumers More Guarded Than Europeans
Consumers in Europe and the United States are spending more online than ever. But Americans are more worried about fraud and identity theft than their counterparts across the Atlantic, a new survey …
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Venture Capital Flows to Firms Targeting ID Theft
As fears of identity theft soar, investors are piling into start-ups creating anti-fraud technologies. Venture-capital firms in this year's first six months pumped as much as US$70 million into …
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Microsoft working with Nigeria to crack down on scams
The Nigerian government and Microsoft Corp. signed an agreement Friday calling for the software company to help law enforcement break up crime rings that use the Internet for fraud and theft. It's …
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N.J. Toughens Identity Theft Protections
New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey has signed into law a package of identity theft safeguards with some of the toughest protections in the nation against such fraud. Consumer advocates have hailed the new …
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Dutch Court Won’t Extradite Terror Suspect
A Dutch court on Wednesday blocked the extradition of a Dutch terror suspect to the United States, saying his legal rights in U.S. custody could not be guaranteed. The man, who is of Egyptian descent …
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